Comments on: Lea St Barth ~ fragrance review

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:04:36 +0000

I really like the Musc Maori. It is more “fun” than Lea, if that makes any sense at all.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:56:07 +0000

Yes, I think the Extreme is both sweeter and more powdery. And you're very right about comfort scents. I love Lea, but in a guilty pleasure kind of way. Sometimes I wonder if I'm too old to wear it in public. I don't feel this way about Lei, for some reason.

Have you tried PG's Musc Maori? I've found it to be quite similar to Lea when on my skin.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:33:34 +0000

Funny, I think POTL & RL were the first two decants I bought after I found MUA. I loved them both, and still do

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:46:33 +0000

Yeah! I think it was Rahat Loukoum. Lutens to the rescue! LOL

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:37:24 +0000

I suppose it is true that they both “decidedly lack sophistication”, although in the scheme of strictly comfort scents, to my mind you could do a lot worse! I tried the Extreme only once and I seem to remember that I didn't like it as well as the regular, but I can't remember why. Maybe the Extreme was sweeter?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:36:03 +0000

Do you mean is Lea similar to Jala? If so, no, Jala is more of a tropical floral sort of thing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:34:51 +0000

LOL — I am weeping for you M! I can only assume your third decant was WAY more pleasing or presumably you would have given up on perfume.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:53:00 +0000

I have the extreme version which lasts reasonably well. It is one of the best comfort scents I know, even if it decidedly lacks sophistication. The musky cocoa works for me, but I definitely see why some would not be impressed

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:19:20 +0000

I've never sniffed either of the Calypsos. Are they similar?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:40:38 +0000

I'll share a story with you. It's a sad story. I heard of Lea when I lived in England, where, as far as I knew then, it was not available. So for a long time I longer to try this fantastic elixir, described in such glowing terms on MUA. This was the first decant I bought as soon as I stepped on the American soil. …Typically, the reality could not live up to the super-high expectations I had. I don't know what is it in Lea that causes it to turn ever so slightly sour on me, but it does. It is very “pale” and sour on me…*sigh* The second decant I bought was POTL.